Black-Bellied Exiled Princess x Gloomy, Ambitious Fake Eunuch [1v1, Mostly Serious Political Intrigue]
Two career-driven people go from using each other to reaching the same destination by different paths
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Mu An was born on the day Huai Zhou fell, when her father fled north with the family in a panic.
Her father made the sisters swear: they would not die for their country or sacrifice themselves for their principles.
She was a princess without even a title. With her father and brothers dead, she once thought that as long as she kept her head down, she could live unnoticed in this world.
But an imperial edict brought her eldest sister into the palace. Ten years passed without a word, and then came news of her sister's death.
Another edict left her alone in the commandery princess's residence, haunted by the stench of smoke and warfare, bedridden with illness.
Years later, Mu An wore a richly embroidered, reddish-purple ceremonial robe. She drafted an edict herself and pressed the young emperor's hand down hard on the decree of abdication.
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After entering the palace, Mu An reminded herself never to forget three things.
First, stay alive.
Second, uncover the truth.
Third, protect her loved ones.
New to the harem of Zhao, Mu An faced the eunuch she had once met. With tears in her eyes, she pretended to be vulnerable and said, "My family has been destroyed, and I'm truly frightened. Would you be willing to help me, my lord?"
Later on...
Jing Yu bowed somewhat humbly. "You once told me I could call you Mu An. I took your words to heart, Your Highness."
Mu An suddenly slapped Jing Yu across the face, leaving a red mark. "If Sheng still existed, I would be a princess and you would be my subject. But now we're in the harem of Zhao. I'm the master, and you're a servant."
"You have only ever been meant to submit to me."
[The story is entirely fictional, with plenty of original worldbuilding. Regular updates, with more focus on the plot in the early chapters.]
Theme: World peace
